[Moo] Fwd: a question about a beer stein

[Marcolo DelMare]

Your'e right it doesn't look like a triskelion, especially the ones with
feet lol. But so far that's the closest I've come. Mercedes didn't form till
the 1900's and they seem to indicate that they just came up with the symbol
themselves that it was not taken from a historical source.

Marcolo


On 10/6/09, Stacie Larson <csrpnt at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>  I didn't know Mercedes made steins.  ;)
>
> The arms aren't bent, so it doesn't look like a triskelion (since I live in
> the land of the triskele now, it was my first thought).  Mostly, it just
> looks decorative to me, but I'm no expert.
>
> Cecily
>
>
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> *From:* Marcolo DelMare <marcolobronzethunder at gmail.com>
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 6, 2009 11:01:30 AM
> *Subject:* [Moo] Fwd: a question about a beer stein
>
> I sent this question a few moments ago and it bounced because for some
> reason I attached 4 copies of the jpeg image unintentionally. This mundane
> friend of mine Steve collects vintage and medieval beer steins. I don't have
> the knowlege to answer his quesiton with any certainty. It doesn't look
> religious to me but I thought perhaps somone in the Barony would know more
> about it. I looked at heraldry and found many 5, 6, 8 and even more pointed
> stars but could not find a 3 pointed star. Not being a herald it might be
> called something else and that's why I didn't find it listed under stars.
>
> Marcolo
>
>
> *- is this 3 pointed star - religious symbol?
> **PS: THIS COPPER STEIN IS FROM BOHEMIA AND IS FROM THE 1800'S-- WAY
> BEFORE THE MODERN WIND POWER VAINES WERE MADE
> *
>  *Thanks in advance for whatever time you can spare.*
> * *
> * Steve*
> * *
> *  *
>
> *Stephen Lee Smith*
>
> * Stein Collectors International Member No. 0115, *
>
>
>
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